2 weeks 5 days ago
A 6-year-old boy and a 35-year-old man were killed and 11 others, ages 5 to 68, were hospitalized when a 34-year-old woman drove a truck through a youth soccer game in Wichita
2 weeks 5 days ago
With just 36 minutes to save a hemorrhaging patient and most trauma victims never receiving blood before reaching a hospital, DARPA’s new $73 million RAPIID initiative aims to deploy freeze-dried plasma, platelets and red blood cells by 2029
2 weeks 5 days ago
As KCFD handles about 400 calls a day, union-run program 42 CARES offers confidential counseling for firefighters coping with cumulative trauma
2 weeks 6 days ago
Ramsey Uhter surprised the medical staff who saved her life after she lost her pulse following a truck collision, thanking the emergency and surgical teams whose rapid response and months of care helped her recover from critical injuries
2 weeks 6 days ago
Staffed for 190 patients a day but seeing 231, Good Samaritan’s ED relies on hallway beds, a fast-track system and relentless teamwork to keep up, as shrinking primary care access and looming Medicaid cuts threaten to push volumes even higher
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A father-daughter duo brings two generations of service to AtlantiCare EMS
3 weeks ago
Clackamas Fire’s Urban Search and Rescue Task Force joined the National Guard and Coast Guard at Camp Rilea for a simulated building collapse exercise, as the state fire marshal pushes for stronger response capacity
3 weeks ago
A 16-year-old shot his way into Silver Rail Elementary with a shotgun purchased by his mother before being fatally shot by a bystander, marking the 28th mass killing in the U.S. this year
3 weeks 1 day ago
The wall, funded by probationary firefighter Haley Sato through a coin-selling campaign honoring instructor Idris Bey, honors 20 EMS members who died in the line of duty or from World Trade Center-related illnesses
3 weeks 1 day ago
The unnamed woman is the second World Trade Center victim identified using investigative genetic genealogy, bringing the total identified to 1,655 as roughly 40% of those killed in the 2001 attacks remain unidentified 25 years late
3 weeks 1 day ago
Opened in June to fill the gap left by Crozer Health’s closure, the 20,000-square-foot facility has treated nearly 4,500 emergency patients, including 722 arriving by ambulance and 12 by air transport
3 weeks 2 days ago
What tunes will you be playing as you prepare to transport ghouls, ghosts or goblins?
3 weeks 2 days ago
Glenolden, Norwood, Prospect Park, Ridley Park and Tinicum Township each pay $110,000 annually for the Narberth Ambulance's paramedic intercept service
3 weeks 2 days ago
The former Baltimore County paramedic pleaded guilty to filming himself urinating and ejaculating on fire department property, including co-workers’ food and equipment
3 weeks 2 days ago
The man in his 40s was riding the wrong way on Richmond Avenue when an ambulance, not responding to an emergency, struck him while turning onto Christopher Lane
3 weeks 3 days ago
First responders waited roughly 30 minutes to enter Riverbend prison after dispatchers initially told them the request for medical help was false, delaying care for Christa Pike, who survived two doses of pentobarbital during her attempted execution
3 weeks 3 days ago
The Sonoma County Fire District’s proposed hike, which would raise advanced life support transport fees from $3,174 to $3,460, comes with a recommended financial audit
3 weeks 3 days ago
A guest lost their life and others were hurt aboard the Goliath coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia, prompting the company to close similar attractions at six parks nationwide
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